Useful Information

http://her.highland.gov.uk/- The Highland Historic Environment Record gives access to information on historic and archaeological sites across Highland region

www.whc.uhi.ac.uk/research/napier-commission/- for a transcript of the Napier Commission (the Royal Commission on the Condition of Crofting, 1883). Volume 1 includes witness statements of crofters from Sleat and other parts of Skye.

www.ambaile.org.uk/- Original resources for Highland and Island history based on the collections in Highland Council Libraries and Archives, and other libraries and archives in the area. Includes a searchable index of 19th century Highland newspapers.

www.scran.ac.uk/ More resources, this time from the collections of Scottish museums. A basic search is free.

www.scan.org.uk/The Scottish Archive Network. Access to the catalogues of record offices throughout Scotland PLUS useful information and help on a variety of topics and themes eg the Highland and Islands Emigration Society, and reading Scottish handwriting.

www.scotlandsplaces.gov.uk/about Scotland’s Places, a website that allows users to search resources such as historical tax records and Ordnance Survey Name Books using geographic locations. A partnership between the National Records of Scotland, the National Library of Scotland and Historic Environment Scotland

www.scotlandspeople.gov.ukScotland’s People, the official UK government source of genealogical data for Scotland. Includes access to the statutory registers, Old Parish Registers, censuses and Scottish wills.

www.scottishwargraves.phpbbweb.com/ - The Scottish War Graves project website. Run by the Scottish Military Research Group, this website records all military gravestones in Scotland

http://warmemscot.s4.bizhat.com/ - The Scottish War Memorials project website. Run by the Scottish Military Research Group, this website records all memorials to soldiers throughout Scotland, not just those of the First and Second World Wars.